cheap 5 door with a bit of grunt

[pitbull turbo]

hi
i have been looking at cheap cars that might be a little bit of fun for under a grand while i sort my mg zs out.
i have narrowed it down to either ;
vectra sri v6
golf vr6 5 door
mondeo st24 saloon
audi a4 2.8 se (fwd)
bmw 525 se e34 manual
saab 9-3 2.0 turbo se

what do you guys think is the best for fun while fitting all the new born baby stuff in and being reliable and maybe retaining over 25mpg?
all the ones i looked at are manual, with over 9 months m.o.t and look in good condtion, most have fsh
thanks guys

[irf]

volvo 850 T-5.

[Jamus]

irf said:

volvo 850 T-5.

+1

[Wing Commander]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2065713.htm

Knock a couple hundred off, and spend that on getting someone to throw a new box on it (to be on the safe side)

Then have some fun

[rb5230]

pitbull turbo said:

mondeo st24 saloon
audi a4 2.8 se (fwd)
bmw 525 se e34 manual

these are all 4 door saloons.

[pitbull turbo]

not keen on the 850 volvo and don't want massive milage.
i can deal with saloons to.

[rb5230]

pitbull turbo said:

not keen on the 850 volvo and don't want massive milage.
i can deal with saloons to.

whats your price range?

[dome]

A Saab 9000 Aero would fit the bill, may be tricky to find a good one though

[robsco]

What about an Alfa 156 V6?

[flattotheboards]

Wing Commander said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2065713.htm

Knock a couple hundred off, and spend that on getting someone to throw a new box on it (to be on the safe side)

Then have some fun

Is it me or do the pictures look like they were taken at the EVO magazine office car park?

[matchmaker]

I may be biased, but an mk 1 Octavia VRS is rapidish, roomy and economical to run. Can also be remapped

[Tunku]

Peugeot 64 Valve 4x4 Sport Turbo D V8 405 LX

or an 850 T5

[matchmaker]

Tunku said:

Peugeot 64 Valve 4x4 Sport Turbo D V8 405 LX

or an 850 T5

fk me! Imagine doing a top end overhaul on that

[Steameh]

rb5230 said:

pitbull turbo said:

not keen on the 850 volvo and don't want massive milage.
i can deal with saloons to.

whats your price range?

I'm not usually one to pick up on this sort of thing but come on, it's the second line of the OP

Edited by Steameh on Sunday 19th September 10:39

[NiceCupOfTea]

dome said:

A Saab 9000 Aero would fit the bill, may be tricky to find a good one though

x2. 2.3 turbo would be fine though.

[VolvoT5]

I've had a few T5s (hence the username), nice cars but lots of small faults which are annoying an expensive to put right.... plus they are all completely shagged at sub 1k, the good ones still change hands for decent money, especially the estates.

What about an Omega MV6? SAAB 9-3, 9-5, 9000? Rover 620 TI.

Edited by VolvoT5 on Sunday 19th September 10:49

Edited by VolvoT5 on Sunday 19th September 10:49

[pitbull turbo]

im looking at spending about 1k. its just a cheap throw away car that still puts a smile on my face and fits all the baby stuff in.

i like the 600 ti's and i know there in budget and id get a good one, just worried about rust and gearbox problems.
i like the idea of a nice v6 but a decent turbo car il think about. would rather new as possible and low milage with a nice engine.

[hairykrishna]

I'd add a +1 for the 9000 Aero; I just got rid of mine. They're totally bombproof, astonishly fast and safe. Mine was under a grand and a bit leggy but that's really nothing to worry about.

[fullbeem]

matchmaker said:

Tunku said:

Peugeot 64 Valve 4x4 Sport Turbo D V8 405 LX

or an 850 T5

fk me! Imagine doing a top end overhaul on that

Im was more thinking about the badge on the back

[pitbull turbo]

what do you guys think of these?
i know im swearing by putting the other site up but its the best cars i can find.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
terrible photo's though!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...

any more decent ones and which do you think are the best bet?